Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Lovebomb [from Cool It Down]
Maz – How Does It Feel [single]
Son Lux – This Is A Life (feat. Mitski & David Byrne) [from Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]
Ibibio Sound Machine – Almost Flying [from Electricity]
♩ Dictaphone Blues – When Your Simulation Crossed Mine [from Elastic Meditation EP]
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♩ Mitski – Why Didn’t You Stop Me? [from Be the Cowboy]
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♩ First Aid Kit – Fireworks [from Ruins]
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♩ Westerman – Easy Money [single]
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This latest single from Mitski is simply gorgeous. Find this and more on Be The Cowboy, out 8/17/18 via Dead Oceans.
[Mitski]
Another year…another “best of” list. Below you’ll find my top 25 albums of 2016 (see my favorite EPs here).
Like previous years, this isn’t the quintessential album list of 2016. These are my personal favorites. The albums I couldn’t get enough of. I’m sure you’ll agree with a few and disagree with even more, and that’s exactly how it should be. We all have different tastes and music would be super boring if we all listened and love the same stuff.
With that said, am I missing any of your favorites? Leave a comment and let me know. Music discovery is one of life’s simple pleasures and it’s never too late to add new favorites to the list. Enjoy.
25 – BANKS//The Altar
♩ BANKS – Gemini Feed [from The Altar]
24 – Whitney//Light Upon The Lake
♩ Whitney – Golden Days [from Light Upon The Lake]
23 – Har Mar Superstar//Best Summer Ever
♩ Har Mar Superstar – Youth Without Love [from Best Summer Ever]
22 – BROODS//Conscious
♩ BROODS – Free [from Conscious]
21 – Wet//Don’t You
♩ Wet – It’s All in Vain [from Don’t You]
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20 – Frank Ocean//Blonde
♩ Frank Ocean – Nikes [from Blonde]
19 – Car Seat Headrest//Teens of Denial
♩ Car Seat Headrest – Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales [from Teens of Denial]
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18 – Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam//I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
♩ Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam – A 1000 Times [from I Had A Dream That You Were Mine]
17 – Animal Collective//Painting With
♩ Animal Collective – Golden Gal [from Painting With]
16 – S U R V I V E//RR7349
♩ S U R V I V E – A.H.B. [from RR7349]
15 – Springtime Carnivore//Midnight Room
♩ Springtime Carnivore – Face In The Moon [from Midnight Room]
14 – The Range//Potential
♩ The Range – Falling Out of Phase [from Potential]
13 – Mitski//Puberty 2
♩ Mitski – Your Best American Girl [from Puberty 2]
12 – Moderat//III
♩ Moderat – Running [from III]
11 – Explosions In The Sky//The Wilderness
♩ Explosions in the Sky – Wilderness [from The Wilderness]
10 – Bon Iver//22, A Million
♩ Bon Iver – 33 “GOD” [from 22, A Million]
9 – The Avalanches//Wildflower
♩ The Avalanches – Frankie Sinatra (ft. MF Doom & Danny Brown) [from Wildflower]
8 – Radiohead//A Moon Shaped Pool
♩ Radiohead – True Love Waits [from A Moon Shaped Pool]
7 – James Blake//The Colour In Anything
♩ James Blake – I Need a Forest Fire (ft. Bon Iver) [from The Colour In Anything]
6 – BRONCHO//Double Vanity
♩ BRONCHO – Wanna [from Double Vanity]
5 – Kishi Bashi//Sonderlust
♩ Kishi Bashi – Honeybody [from Sonderlust]
4 – Angel Olsen//My Woman
♩ Angel Olsen – Never Be Mine [from MY WOMAN]
3 – Chance the Rapper//Coloring Book
♩ Chance The Rapper – All We Got (ft. Kanye West & Chicago Children’s Choir) [from Coloring Book]
2 – Sleigh Bells//Jessica Rabbit
♩ Sleigh Bells – I Can’t Stand You Anymore [from Jessica Rabbit]
1 – David Bowie//Blackstar
Perfect example of when autotune works. And if you’re thinking “this sounds like Bon Iver…”, it was co-produced by Justin Vernon.
♩ Francis and the Lights – See Her Out (Thats Just Life) [from Farewell, Starlite!]
One of the more bleak tracks from Mitski’s excellent fourth album. The song explores the parallels between uncontrollable urges and withdrawals of babies born with addiction and those suffering from severe depression. Equally vivid and somber and unexpectedly impactful.
♩ Mitski – Crack Baby [from Puberty 2]
Crystal Castles minus Alice Glass still weirds me out, it’s like spending Thanksgiving with a divorced couple. It really shouldn’t work, but somehow it does. I’m mostly pleased with the new material and new recruit Edith Frances, who really shines on this ethereal track.
♩ Crystal Castles – Ornament [from Amnesty (I)]
